Assemblyman Francis J. Blee

Francis J. Blee (born May 29, 1958) serves in the New Jersey General Assembly representing the 2nd legislative district since 1995. Blee has been the Republican Whip since 2002. He serves in the Assembly on the Budget Committee and on the Legislative Services Commission. May 29 is the 149th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (150th in leap years). ... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... State nickname: The Garden State Official languages None defined Capital Trenton Largest city Newark Governor Richard Codey (D) Acting, Outgoing Jon Corzine (D) (Governor-Elect) Senators Jon Corzine (D) (Outgoing) Bob Menendez (D) (named as Corzines replacement) Frank Lautenberg (D) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 47th 22,608 km² 14. ... The New Jersey General Assembly is the lower house of the New Jersey Legislature. ... The Legislature of New Jersey is the U.S. state of New Jerseys legislative branch, seated in the New Jersey State House at the states capital, Trenton. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2002 (MMII) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 1995, Blee was appointed to fill the unexpired term of the late Assemblyman John Gaffney in the New Jersey General Assembly from District 2 in Atlantic County, New Jersey. 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Location in the state of New Jersey Formed 1837 Seat Mays Landing Area  - Total  - Water 1,739 km² (671 mi²) 286 km² (110 mi²) 16. ...

Blee sponsored legislation which established the nation's first statewide screening and education program for the insidious Hepatitis C virus. This bill was signed into law by Governor of New Jersey Christine Whitman in 1998. Blee also sponsored legislation establishing a 15-member Drug Utilization Review Board which has review authority with respect to the Medicaid program, New Jersey's Pharmaceutical Assistance to the Aged and Disabled (PAAD) program, the AIDS drug distribution program and any other State and federally funded pharmaceutical benefits program. The board reviews and evaluates these pharmaceutical benefit programs to make certain they are operating efficiently. Assemblyman Blee sponsored the "Senior Gold Prescription Drug Discount Act" which significantly increases the income eligibility level for Seniors to qualify for prescription drug coverage, allowing over 100,000 previously ineligible seniors to participate in this program. Hepatitis C is a form of inflammatory disease of the liver caused by a virus, the hepatitis C virus (HCV). ... This is a list of governors of New Jersey. ... Christine Todd Whitman Christine Todd Christie Whitman (born September 26, 1946) is an American politician. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Medicaid in the United States is a program managed by the states and funded jointly by the states and federal government to provide health insurance for individuals and families with low incomes and resources. ... The Red Ribbon is the global symbol for solidarity with HIV-positive people and those living with AIDS. AIDS is an acronym for Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome or Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome and is defined as a collection of symptoms and infections resulting from the depletion of the immune system caused...

Assemblyman Blee served on the Absecon City Council from 1991-1995, serving as Absecon's youngest ever Council President from 1992-1993. Absecon is a city located in Atlantic County, New Jersey. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ...

Blee graduated with a B.A. from Dickinson College in Political Science and received a D.C. from Life Chiropractic College (now Life University). A Bachelor of Arts (B.A. or A.B., from the Latin Artium Baccalaureus) is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course or program in the arts and/or sciences. ... Dickinson College is a private liberal arts college in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. ... Life University is located in Marietta, Georgia. ...

District 2

Each of the forty districts in the New Jersey Legislature has one representative in the New Jersey Senate and two members in the New Jersey General Assembly. The other representatives from the 2nd Legislative District are: The New Jersey Senate is the upper house of the New Jersey Legislature. ... The New Jersey General Assembly is the lower house of the New Jersey Legislature. ...

• Assemblyman Kirk W. Conover, and
• Senator William Gormley

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External links

• Assemblyman Blee's Legislative Website
• Assemblyman Blee's Campaign Website
• New Jersey Voter Information Website 2003